Karmacode is the fourth studio album by Italian

Italy

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 gothic metal

Gothic metal

Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...

 band Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music...

, released on 31 March 2006 in several countries in Europe

Europe

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, 3 April in the UK

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 and other European countries, April 4th in North America, and 5 April in several other European countries. 500,000 copies of Karmacode have officially been sold worldwide.
In Italy the album sold over 20,000 copies, earning the album a Silver record

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.

The album's four singles released include "Our Truth

Our Truth

"Our Truth EP" is the first single by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil from the album Karmacode. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to Underworld: Evolution. It was a Top 30 Active Rock single on the Billboard Charts...

", the Depeche Mode

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 cover of "Enjoy the Silence", "Closer", and "Within Me

Within Me

"Within Me" is a song by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil, the song is released as a single from their fourth album Karmacode.It was announced as the fourth single from the album in 2007 by the Century Media site. The song is the first power ballad of Lacuna Coil to be a single.The song is...

". Vocalist Cristina Scabbia

Cristina Scabbia

Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia is an Italian singer, best known as one of the two vocalists in the Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. She also writes an advice column in the popular rock magazine Revolver, alongside musician Vinnie Paul. Scabbia is featured in a Megadeth song, "À Tout le...

 confirmed that the song "Without Fear" is an Italian

Italian language

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 song. Music videos for all singles have been released.

Karmacode has a more prominent Middle-Eastern sound compared with Lacuna Coil's previous releases. The album is considered a blend of classical and modern rock, which is notably heavier and more metallic than previous releases. Popmatters

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 comments that the album "doesn’t take any bold steps forward, but it still shows just how good Lacuna Coil are at what they do, presented in a high-gloss, primed-for-stardom package that is bound to go over huge".

Two songs from the album have been featured in music video game

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s: "Closer" in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

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and as downloadable content in Rock Band

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, and "Our Truth

Our Truth

"Our Truth EP" is the first single by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil from the album Karmacode. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to Underworld: Evolution. It was a Top 30 Active Rock single on the Billboard Charts...

" in Rock Band 2

Rock Band 2

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and Guitar Hero World Tour

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.

In September 2007, Lacuna Coil and website digitalmusician.net launched a competition titled To the Edge remix, accepting remixes of song "To the Edge", with the possibility of a release.

Track listing

All songs written by Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music...

, except "Enjoy the Silence" written by Martin Gore

Martin Gore

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1. "Fragile" – 4:26
2. "To the Edge" – 3:22
3. "Our Truth
   Our Truth
   "Our Truth EP" is the first single by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil from the album Karmacode. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to Underworld: Evolution. It was a Top 30 Active Rock single on the Billboard Charts...
   
   " ¹ – 4:03
4. "Within Me
   Within Me
   "Within Me" is a song by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil, the song is released as a single from their fourth album Karmacode.It was announced as the fourth single from the album in 2007 by the Century Media site. The song is the first power ballad of Lacuna Coil to be a single.The song is...
   
   " – 3:39
5. "Devoted" – 3:52
6. "You Create" – 1:32
7. "What I See" – 3:41
8. "Fragments of Faith" – 4:10
9. "Closer" – 3:01
10. "In Visible Light" – 3:59
11. "The Game" – 3:32
12. "Without Fear" – 3:59
13. "Enjoy the Silence" (Depeche Mode
    Depeche Mode
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     cover) – 4:05
14. "Without a Reason" (Japanese bonus track) - 4:51
15. "Swamped (Acoustic)" (Japanese bonus track) - 3:40

Release history

Country	Date
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	March 31, 2006
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	April 3, 2006
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	April 4, 2006

Charts

Album Year Chart Peak position 2006 The Billboard 200 28 Top Independent Albums 1 UK Albums Chart 47 Italy 17 Greece 21 European 38 Finland 40 Germany 43 Austria 52 France 54 Canada 72 Netherlands 86 Ireland 98

Singles - Billboard (North America) Year Single Chart Peak position 2006 "Our Truth" Mainstream Rock 36